In this episode, we talked to Justin Boseley, founder of Dead Reckoning Rum, one of the first (if not the only) independent bottlers in Australia. Justin has also imported rum into Australia for over a decade through his company La Rumbla Imports. Between the two roles, he’s had a front row seat to the evolution of rum in Australia in recent years, where everything to the imported products available to the actual rum being made in the country has changed dramatically. We discuss:

The difference in Australia’s rum scene now versus the past

How working on billionaires’ yachts led him into the rum business

What it looks like to come up with your first handful of releases as an independent bottler

His philosophy on rum blends

Australia’s unique aging environments

Why celestial navigation is cool as hell

How the pandemic motivated him to go from importer to independent bottler

Getting creative with cask finishes and secondary maturations

What to watch for from Australia’s recent boom of new rum distilleries

Upcoming Dead Reckoning releases

And more!

Relevant Links:

La Rumbla Imports website (Dead Reckoning releases can be found here)

The Fat Rum Pirate’s review of Dead Reckoning Mutiny

The Fat Rum Pirate’s review of Dead Reckoning The Sextant

Australian rum distilleries mentioned:

Husk Distillers

CAVU Distilling

Lord Byron Distillery

Requiem Rum

Devils Thumb Distillery

Yack Creek Distillery

Beenleigh Distillery